How to keep my Labs cool in summer

[WDixon27]

yea really, it would probably be better to tie him to the truck and let him lay under it on the ground in the shade

wow... just wow...

 

[NoSeeUm]

Put in a wading pool?



Jim

Bingo!



Jim

 

[CRuth]

You missed the part where I said "in the shade".

 

[BTowler]

Whats a dog do outdoors? It lays in the shade. No different in the truck.

I wouldn't want to be your dog!!! The shade in a truck is still 130+! And I think you will find most places you go will highly frown on a dog being outside the vehicle tied to the truck! Might get animal control called on you.

 

[ttbird]

Truck cap is silver, No pictures but I just built a plywood shelf on the right side from bulkhead to wheel well, not sticking out past wheel well so plywood would still fit in the bed. I found a used rear air unit at a salvage yard. I think it was a van (mopar). Got the hoses through a van conversion shop cause he knew what I needed. One thing though, our a/c units use a venturi tube to change freon from gas to liquid, keep this in mind when plumbing your lines. It really helps to find a good a/c guy to help you with this. As it took me about three different tries to get it to work correctly. When I did this, everyone thought I was out of my mind. Still works after ten years and it keeps the dogs comfortable even in Tucson,Az

 

[Nate]

I'm wondering, how long are you guys leaving your dogs in the truck?

I just roll the windows down a bit and it's never been an issue. Of course I'm just running in a store for 10-15 mins at most.

 

[BTowler]

Nate, in Texas that is enough time to kill a dog, even with the windows down! It will get so hot in a vehicle here I had a cassette tape in the case sitting on my dash, when I came out it had warped so bad the ends were touching!!!

 

[jnelson]

People who let their animals suffocate in a hot auto - should be shot. It would have to be a slow miserable death.

 

[Nate]

I'm not sure if your referring to me? but I would never let me dog suffocate! He may as well be another brother cause that's how good I treat him.

 

[jnelson]

I'm not sure if your referring to me? but I would never let me dog suffocate! He may as well be another brother cause that's how good I treat him.

Not referring to you at all nate. You see it on tv every summer. what worse is when someone leaves a baby on the car. I seen it lst summer on the news where a mom got out of her morning ritual, and forgot about the baby. Sad but true.